Confident Sober Women

The Other Side of Darkness: Mom/Author Valerie Cantella on The Effects of Alcoholism on a Marriage, Special Needs Parenting, and Learning to Embrace the Unimaginable

March 21, 2023 Shelby Episode 113
Confident Sober Women
The Other Side of Darkness: Mom/Author Valerie Cantella on The Effects of Alcoholism on a Marriage, Special Needs Parenting, and Learning to Embrace the Unimaginable
Show Notes

My guest today is Valerie Cantella. Valerie is an award-winning multi-passionate communications and public affairs professional who's living a life beyond her wildest dreams. She is the author of Off Script: A Mom's Journey Through Adoption, A Husband's Alcoholism, and Special Needs Parenting. In this episode, she shares her journey as a mother of teens with mental health issues, the struggles of special needs, parenting, the effects of alcoholism on a marriage, and how she learned to embrace the unimaginable to create an extraordinary life.




Highlights:


  • Learning her husband was an alcoholic
  • Learning how to set boundaries in difficult situations
  • Overcoming the shame and fear associated with addiction
  • What it’s like to see your child struggle with addiction and get clean and sober


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Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, I have an awesome course called Creating Healthy Boundaries; it's affordable, easy to follow, and will make a big difference in how you feel. Check it out here.

If you aren't part of the Confident Sober Women Facebook group, it's a great place to be. There are over a thousand other sober women there building lives they don't want to escape from. Come on over and join us.

And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy today and maybe a second one for a friend. There is so much hope in recovery, and I shared my story so raw and vulnerably so that others would know they aren't alone and that there is a way to live well, manage relationships, parent your kids, and have a healthy body, all while staying sober.  Grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.





Oh, and by the way, if you didn’t know, I have an awesome course called Creating Healthy Boundaries; it's affordable, easy to follow, and will make a big difference in how you feel. Check it out here.

If you aren't part of the Confident Sober Women Facebook group, it's a great place to be. There are over a thousand other sober women there building lives they don't want to escape from. Come on over and join us.

And if you haven't read my memoir, grab a copy today and maybe a second one for a friend. There is so much hope in recovery, and I shared my story so raw and vulnerably so that others would know they aren't alone and that there is a way to live well, manage relationships, parent your kids, and have a healthy body, all while staying sober. Grab a copy of Recovering in Recovery: The Life-Changing Joy of Sobriety wherever books are sold.